Lori Chavez-DeRemer Steps Down as Labor Secretary

0:00Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-Deremer is stepping down from her role in President Trump's second term, heading to a private sector job. White House communications director Stephen Chung praised her for protecting workers, pushing fair labor practices, and helping folks build skills. She's the third cabinet member to exit since Trump took office again. Earlier this year, Trump fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in early March after backlash over immigration enforcement and a 200. $20 million ad campaign that showed her on horseback. Then, a month later, Attorney General Pam Bondi stepped away amid frustrations with her Justice Department leadership and handling of the Jeffrey, Epstein Files. Chavez-Deremer's time wasn't without drama, even as she stayed lower profile. Reports surfaced in January about an Inspector General probe into claims of an affair with a subordinate drinking on the job and misusing travel. Funds for family visits. Her top staffers resigned, or got fired around the same time, including one after a long

1:03interview with investigators. She got the gig partly as a nod to Teamser's president, Sean O'Brien, who backed her for supporting pro-union measures like the PRO Act during her. Congressional days. Trump picked her to bridge business and labor divides. She spent a lot of her tenure on the road with her America at Work Listening Tour, hitting all 50 states. Now, Deputy Labor Secretary Keith Saundering steps up as Acting Secretary. He ran daily operations already and served in the Department during Trump's first term, plus at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Keeps things moving steady as the dust settles in DC. California News Today, powered by AI, bringing you what matters.